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ORDINANCE NO. 1319
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF BOZEMAN,
MONTANA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1130, AS
CODIFIED IN SECTION 2.28.030 OF THE BOZEMAN
MUNICIPAL CODE, CHANGING THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR
CITY JUDGE, AND AS CODIFIED IN SECTION 2.28.040
OF THE BOZEMAN MUNICIPAL CODE, AMENDING THE
CITY JUDGE'S SALARY
Preamble
The State of Montana has amended the state laws
concerning the qualifications of the City Judge
and the jurisdiction of the City Court. The
purpose of these amendments is to reflect the
requirements of state law as they pertain to
the qualifications of the City Judge by
removing the city residency requirement and
deleting the requirement that the City Judge
must be a licensed attorney and to change the
i method of paying the City Judge's salary from
an annual rate, to a daily rate.
WHEREAS, in 1987, the Montana Legislature empowered the city
court's to have concurrent jurisdiction with the justice of the
peace court of all misdemeanors; and
WHEREAS, in 1989, the Montana Legislature amended the
minimum qualifications of city judge requiring the city judge at
the time of his election or appointment to meet the qualifications
of a justice of the peace, to be a resident of the county in which
the city court is located and to satisfy any other qualifications
prescribed by ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Bozeman City Commission
that Ordinance No. 1130 as codified in Chapter 2.28 of the Bozeman
Municipal Code be amended.
Section 1
That Ordinance No. 1130 as codified by Section 2.28.030 of
the Bozeman Municipal Code be amended with deletions being struck
through and additions being underlined as follows:
2.28.030 Qualifications.
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~ City Judge, at the time, of election ~ appointment shall
have the following qualifications:
~ be ~ citizen of the United States;
~ be ~ qualified Montana elector;
~ meet the qualifications of ~ justice of
the peace;
~ be ~ resident of Gallatin County; and
~ either be an attorney at law admitted to
practice law in the State of Montana for
~ period of two ill years, or in the
alternative, be ~ person who has been
elected to serve as ~ judge and who has
had at least five ill years of prior
judicial experience.
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Section 2
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That Ordinance No. 1130 as codified by Section 2.28.040 of
the Bozeman Municipal Code be amended with deletions being struck
through and additions being underlined as follows:
2.28.040 Compensation and Expenses.
~Re aRR~a~ sa~aFY e~ eae e~~y ~~a~e saa~~ Be es~aB~~sRee B,
eF~~ftaReeT The salary of the City Judge shall be paid monthly at
a daily rate for each judicial day that the City Judge shall
preside over ~ session of city court or attends required training
sessions. The daily rate of compensation shall be determined ~
dividing the annual salary, as established ~ the annual salary
ordinance of the City of Bozeman, ~ 260, representing the average
number of working days in ~ year, which daily rate shall then be
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multiplied ~ the number of days each month that the City Judge
actually presides ~ city court ~ attends required training
sessions. The City Judge shall be allowed eight ~ days of paid
vacation annually, but such leave shall not accrue, Le. the
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annual leave cannot be carried ~ for use in ~ subsequent year.
The City Judge shall ~ be entitled to receive any compensation
for the loss of such annual leave whether occasioned ~ failure to
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take time off, ~ resignation, ~ recall or ~ failure to be re-
elected. For purposes of participation in the City's group
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health insurance program, this position shall be considered one-
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half (1/2) time. In addition to the salary, the City Judge
shall receive actual and necessary travel expenses in performing
official duties as provided by state law.
PROVISIONALLY PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the City
Commision of the City of Bozeman, Montana, this day of
October, 1990. j(lkk
ROBERT L. HAWKS
Mayor
ATTEST:
ROBIN L. SULLIVAN
Clerk of the Commission
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FINALLY PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the City Commission
of the City of Bozeman, Montana, this 22nd day of October, 1990.
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